it's cool i just don't like the complexity of 8 pistons and the valvetrain that goes with it. Talk about expensive and complex overhaul.

 

I always thought that swap resembled someone who was too stubborn to figure out how to tune a rotary. Usually old people and rednecks. You can get 350 rwhp out of a rotary and as long as you know how to tune it, it will last a very long time, and you don't even have to do a swap. If you want to swap for bigger and better go w/ a 3 rotor.



I like the feel of the rotary too, just something about a high reving motor that makes it really feel like a sports car. You can keep her in that lower gear from curve to curve taching her out, and know that, that is what the motor is made for. Not to mention that it makes the car very unique.





BTW the engine is the feel of the acceloration, the balance of weight, the audio enhancement, the reliability the maintenance. The motor is the soul of a car. You wouldn't look differently at a corvette if it had a 1.5 liter honda motor in it?

 

I would just like to state that I completely disagree with your entire post.

 

That's it. I've had it. I'm building a 20B Corvette



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LOL!!!!

 

I think thats a bit of a false analogy as were talking about performance engines here, not engines that suck for everything except good gas milage.

 

ok let's say it's a 2.2liter turbo'ed honda motor putting down ~350hp. would you still look at a corvette the same way?



BTW i agree that hondas suck

 

Well, there was a 2 rotor protoype Corvette...

I can understand both sides, but this is what hot rodding is about, isn't it?

 

the only thing that comment makes me think is that you must be one of the people who think the car makes the man, not the man makes the car. are you just as affended by the 'Supra7'? i doubt it, and what kind of witless post is "I would just like to state that I completely disagree with your entire post." is there any form of reason behind your beleifs other than the bandwagon response of "pistons suck".



even if we go by your previous post we see interesting quagmires:



"You can keep her in that lower gear from curve to curve taching her out"



"just something about a high reving motor that makes it really feel like a sports car"



so because a vette doesn't have a motor that revs to 8k it isn't a sports car and isn't powerful on a road course?



"the engine is the feel of the acceloration, the balance of weight, the audio enhancement, the reliability the maintenance. The motor is the soul of a car"



it was already explained that with the V8 swap acceleration is greatly increased, a v8 rumbling is beautiful to anyone, and lets face it reliability is better on a V8 running 10's than a rotary. so if we go by your posts we would probably have to say that the soul got better.....

 

My girl was taking a human sexuality class and learned of a man who had his ***** replaced with a vagina and had breasts installed. Sure enough, he/she dating was accelerated, increased reliablity in womens bathrooms, got to wear all new types of running gear.



Point is, just because it's a modification, don't make it right.



Anyone can do what they want to themselves, their car, etc. Just don't expect us to like it.



Convincing me that a V8 in an FD is better than my Rotary would be almost as hard as convincing me that I need a vagina.